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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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