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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses 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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