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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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