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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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