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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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