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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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