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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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