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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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