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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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