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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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