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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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