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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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