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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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