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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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