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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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