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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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