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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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