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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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