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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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