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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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