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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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