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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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