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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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