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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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