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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators 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 organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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