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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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