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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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