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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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