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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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