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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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