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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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