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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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