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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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