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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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