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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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