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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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