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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education