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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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