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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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