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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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