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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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