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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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