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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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