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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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