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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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