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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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