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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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