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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key 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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