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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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