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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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