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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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