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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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