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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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