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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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