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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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