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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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