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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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