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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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