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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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