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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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