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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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