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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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