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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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