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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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