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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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