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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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