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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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