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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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