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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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