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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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