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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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