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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies 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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