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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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