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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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