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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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