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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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