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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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