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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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