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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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