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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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