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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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