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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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