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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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