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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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