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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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