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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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