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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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