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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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