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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the 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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