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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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