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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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