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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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