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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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