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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education