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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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