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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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