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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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