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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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