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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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