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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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