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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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