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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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