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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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