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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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