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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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