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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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