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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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