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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners 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 massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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