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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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