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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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