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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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