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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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