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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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