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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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