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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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