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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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