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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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