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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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