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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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