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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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