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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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