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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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