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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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