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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models 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 handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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