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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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