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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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