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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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