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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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