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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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