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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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