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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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