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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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