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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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