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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. 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. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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