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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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