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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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