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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major 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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