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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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