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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key 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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