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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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