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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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