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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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