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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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