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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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