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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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