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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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