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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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