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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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