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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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