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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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