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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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