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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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