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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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