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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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