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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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