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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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