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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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