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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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