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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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