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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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