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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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