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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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