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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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