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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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