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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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