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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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