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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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