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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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