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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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