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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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