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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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