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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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