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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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