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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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