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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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