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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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