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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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