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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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