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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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