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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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