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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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