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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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