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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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