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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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