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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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