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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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