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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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