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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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