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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education