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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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