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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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