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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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