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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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