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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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