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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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