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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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