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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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