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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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