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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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