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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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