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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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