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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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