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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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