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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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