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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)