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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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