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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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