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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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