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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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