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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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