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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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