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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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