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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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