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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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