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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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