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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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