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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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