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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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