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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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