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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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