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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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