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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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