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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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