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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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