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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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