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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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