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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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