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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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