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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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