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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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