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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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