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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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