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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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