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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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