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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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