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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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