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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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