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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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