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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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