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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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