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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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