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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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