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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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