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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)