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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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