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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores 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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