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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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