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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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