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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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