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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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