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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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