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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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