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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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