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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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