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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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