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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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