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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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