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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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