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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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