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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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