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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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