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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key 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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