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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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