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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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