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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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