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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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