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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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