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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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