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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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