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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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