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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify 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 learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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