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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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