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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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