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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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