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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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