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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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