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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major 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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