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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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