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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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