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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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