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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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