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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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