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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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