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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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