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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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