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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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