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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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