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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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