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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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