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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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