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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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