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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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