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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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