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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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