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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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