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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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