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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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