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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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