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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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