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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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