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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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