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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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