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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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