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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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