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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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