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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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