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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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