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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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