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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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