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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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