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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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