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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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