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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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