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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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