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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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