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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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