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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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