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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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