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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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