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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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