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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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