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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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