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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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