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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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