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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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