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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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