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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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