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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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