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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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