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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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