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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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