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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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