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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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