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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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