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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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