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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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