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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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