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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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