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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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