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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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