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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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