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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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