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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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