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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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