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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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