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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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