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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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