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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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