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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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