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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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