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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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