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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies 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 get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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