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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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