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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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