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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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