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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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