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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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