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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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