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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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