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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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