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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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