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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates 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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