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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business 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 participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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