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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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