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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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