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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure 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 courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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