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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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