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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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