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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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