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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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