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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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