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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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