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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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