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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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