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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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