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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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