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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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