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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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