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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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