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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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