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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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