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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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