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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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