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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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