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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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