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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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