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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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