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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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