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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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