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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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