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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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