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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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