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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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