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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important 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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