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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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