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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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