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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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