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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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