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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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