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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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