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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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