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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models 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 problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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