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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What 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 teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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