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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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