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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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