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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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