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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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