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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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