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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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