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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major 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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