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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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