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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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