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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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