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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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