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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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