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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources