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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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