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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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