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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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