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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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