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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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