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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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