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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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