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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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