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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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