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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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