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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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