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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)