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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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