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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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