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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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