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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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