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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models 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 in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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