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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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