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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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