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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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