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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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