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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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