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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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