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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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