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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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