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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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