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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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