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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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