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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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