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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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