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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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