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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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