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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about 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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