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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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