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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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