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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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