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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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