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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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