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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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