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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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