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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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