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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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