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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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