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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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