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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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