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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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