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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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