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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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