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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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