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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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