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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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