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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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