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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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