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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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