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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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