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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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