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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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