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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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