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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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