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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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