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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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