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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the 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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