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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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