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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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