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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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