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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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