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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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