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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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