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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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