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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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