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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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