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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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