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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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