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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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