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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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