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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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