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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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