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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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