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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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