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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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