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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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