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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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