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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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