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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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