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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies 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 teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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