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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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