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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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