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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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