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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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