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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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