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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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