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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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