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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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