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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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