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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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