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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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